AMPC Briefing Papers
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- Briefing No. 117: U.S. Sugar and Sugar Beet Price Variability, Gary W. Brester & Case Stiglbauer, August 2014
- Briefing No. 116: U.S. and World Sugar Prices, Gary W. Brester & Case Stiglbauer, August 2014
- Briefing No. 115: Navigating Fertilizer Terminology, Monique Dutkowsky, Clain Jones, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith.
September 2014 - Briefing No. 114: Potash Fertilizer Production, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 113: Phosphate Fertilizer Production, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 112: The Production of Urea: A Common Nitrogen Fertilizer, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 111: The Production of Ammonium Nitrate and Nitrogen Solutions (UAN), Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 110: Fertilizer Prices from the 1960s to 2014: A Brief Overview, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 109: International Agricultural Fertilizer Trade, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 108: Global Fertilizer Production, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing No. 107: An Overview of the U.S. Fertilizer Industry, Monique Dutkowsky, Gary Brester and Vincent Smith. September 2014
- Briefing 57: Dry Peas: Trends in Production, Trade, and Price, Joseph P. Janzen, Gary W. Brester, & Vincent H. Smith, February 2014
- Briefing 61: Lentils: Trends in Production, Trade, and Price, Joseph P. Janzen, Gary W. Brester, & Vincent H. Smith, February 2014
- CRP Decision Software Tool, Joel Schumacher (EXCEL)
- Briefing 105: Carbon Sequestration, Joel Schumacher and Vincent H. Smith, August 2012
- Briefing 104:Risk Management Programs for Honey Bee Producers in Wyoming, James B. Johnson, Vincent H. Smith, John P. Hewlett (University of Wyoming), May 2011
- Briefing 103:Livestock Risk Protection for Lamb in Utah, John P. Hewlett (University of Wyoming) & James B. Johnson, November 2010
- Briefing 102:Evaluating the Farmer's Share-of-the-Retail-Dollar Statistic, Gary W. Brester, John M. Marsh, & Joseph Atwood, June 2010
- Briefing 101:Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP): Wyoming , Vincent H. Smith, James B. Johnson, & John Hewlett, February 2010
- Briefing 100:Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP): Montana, Vincent H. Smith & James B. Johnson, January 2010
- Briefing 99:National Animal Identification Systems: Options for the United States and Implications for Montana, Gary W. Brester & Vincent H. Smith, July 2009
- Briefing 98:Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) Vegetation Index Insurance: A New Group Risk Plan in Wyoming, Vincent H. Smith, James B. Johnson, & John P. Hewlett, June 2009
- Briefing 97:Net Metering in Montana, Cole Arthun & Joel Schumacher, May 2009
- Briefing 96:Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) Rainfall Index Insurance: A New Group Risk Plan Available in Montana, Vincent H. Smith, James B. Johnson, & John P. Hewlett, April 2009
- Briefing 95:AGR-Lite: An Option for Montana Producers, Vincent H. Smith and James B. Johnson, April 2009
- Briefing 94:Wind Energy Subsidies and Programs: US Federal and State of Montana Initiatives; Cole Arthun & Joel Schumacher, October 2008
- Briefing 93:Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: Program Changes and New Initiatives, George Haynes, Duane Griffith, & Vincent Smith, June 2008
- Briefing 92:Feedstock Requirements for Large Scale 100 Million Gallon Biodiesel Production Facilities in Montana, Joel Schumacher and Vincent Smith, December 2007
- Briefing 91:Commercial Biodiesel Production in Montana, Joel Schumacher, September 2007.
- Briefing 90:Malt Barley Production, Brewer Demand, and Crop Insurance Options, Vincent H. Smith and Tony Cookson, September 2007.
- Briefing 89: Biodiesel: Frequently Asked Questions , Joel Schumacher, August 2007.
- Briefing 88:Small Scale Oilseed Processing, Joel Schumacher, May 2007.
- Briefing 87:Large Scale Commercial Oilseed Processing, Joel Schumacher, May 2007.
- Briefing 86:Oilseed Processing: An Overview, Joel Schumacher, May 2007.
- Briefing 85: Ethanol Demand and Corn Prices: Impacts on Cattle and Hog Producers, John M. Marsh, March 2007.
- Briefing 84:The Impacts of Resuming Canadian Cull Cow and Processing Beef Imports on U.S. Cull Cow Prices, Gary W. Brester, John M. Marsh, and Brenna Grant, February 2007.
- Briefing 83:Livestock Risk Protection for Lamb in Wyoming: A Preliminary Review, James B. Johnson and John P. Hewlett, August 2007
- Briefing 82:Livestock Risk Protection for Fed Cattle in Wyoming, James B. Johnson and John Hewlett, May 2006.
- Briefing 81:Livestock Risk Protection for Swine in Wyoming, James B. Johnson and John Hewlett, May 2006.
- Briefing 80:Forage Production Risk Management in Montana-Crop Insurance, Gary W. Brester and James B. Johnson, November 2005
- Briefing 79:Livestock Marketing Issues: Impacts on Feed Grain Producers, John M. Marsh, September 2005
- Briefing 78: Chickpea Production and Price Risk Management in the Northern Plains, Gary W. Brester and David Buschena, August 2005
- Briefing 76:Global and U.S. Wheat Gluten Industries: Structure, Competition, and Trade, Michael Boland, Gary W. Brester, Mykel R. Taylor, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 75:An Overview of the Wheat Gluten Industry, Michael Boland, Gary W. Brester, Mykel R. Taylor, June 2005
- Briefing 74:The Impacts of U.S. Cattle Prices of Re-establishing Beef Trade Relations, John M. Marsh, Gary W. Brester, Vincent H. Smith, February 2005
- Briefing 73:The Impacts of North American BSE Discoveries on U.S. and Canadian Cattle Prices, John M. Marsh, Gary W. Brester, Vincent H. Smith, February 2005
- Briefing 72:Feed Grain Volatility and Effects on Feeder Cattle Producers, John M. Marsh, February 2005
- Briefing 71:Demand and Supply Factors in the Feed Grain Market: Effects on Corn Producers, John M. Marsh, February 2005
- Briefing 70: Loan Deficiency Payments for Commodities Harvested as Other-Than-Grain, Jim Johnson, December 2004
- Briefing 69: Montana Sweet Cherries, Jim Johnson, Jack Stivers, Gary Brester, September 2004.
Detailed Budget Reflecting Costs by Month, Week (Cherry Production Costs
Per Acre, Lake County) - Briefing 68: Exchange Rates and Montana Agriculture: What are the Impacts?, Kevin McNew and Vincent Smith, May 2004
- Briefing 67: Relative Volatility in the U.S. Beef Market, John Marsh, May 2004
- Briefing 66:Managed Haying and Grazing of CRP, James B. Johnson, Glenn Patrick, Dennis Cash, April 2004
- Briefing 65: Crop Insurance for Cherries in Lake County, Montana, James B. Johnson, Jack Stivers, Gary Brester, April 2004
- Briefing 64:January 2004 Spatial Basis Report, Kevin McNew and Duane Griffith, February 2004
- Briefing 63: U.S. Beef Price Dynamics in 2003, John M. Marsh, January 2004
- Briefing 62:Distribution of Cost Efficiencies in the Beef Marketing Channel, John M. Marsh, January 2004
- Briefing 60:Canola and Rapeseed, Vincent H. Smith and Jason Jimmerson, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 59:Mustard Seed, Vincent H. Smith and Jason Jimmerson, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 58:Safflower, Vincent H. Smith and Jason Jimmerson, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 56: Flaxseed, Vincent H. Smith and Jason Jimmerson, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 55: Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans), Vincent H. Smith and Jason Jimmerson, Revised November 2005
- Briefing 51:Distributional Impacts of Country-of-Origin Labeling in the U.S. Meat Industry, Gary W. Brester, John Marsh, Jason Jimmerson, January 2004
- Briefing 50:Post NAFTA and the U.S. Beef Market. John Marsh, November 2003
- Briefing 49:U.S. and Canadian Currency Values and Exchange Rates, Vincent Smith, November 2003
- Briefing 47:Procedures for a New Producer to Establish Actual Production History for Crop Insurance Coverage, James. B. Johnson, October 2003
- Briefing No. 46:Livestock Risk Protection for Feeder Cattle, Gary W. Brester and James B. Johnson, November 2005
- Briefing 45:The Impact of Canadian Wheat Imports on Regional U.S. Wheat Prices, Kevin McNew and Vincent H. Smith, August 2003
- Briefing 39: Forage and Rangeland Production Risk Management in Montana: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, Gary W. Brester and James B. Johnson, November 2005
- Briefing 38:Impacts on U.S. Cattle Producers from Changes in Retail Beef Demand, John M. Marsh, February 2003
- Briefing 37:Japanese Import Demand for U.S. Beef and Pork, John M. Marsh, Gary W. Brester, and Dragon Miljkvoc, February 2003
- Briefing 36: Harvested Roughage and Rangeland Production Risk Management in Montana-Crop Insurance, James B. Johnson, October 2003
- Briefing 34:Technology Changes in the U.S. Beef and Pork Sectors, John M. Marsh and Gary W. Brester, February 2003
- Briefing 33:Economic Issues Related to Chickpea Production in the Northern Plains, Gary W. Brester, David Buschena, and Kara Gray, January 2003
- Briefing 32: Evaluation of Beef Promotion Expenditures Under the U.S. Beef Checkoff Program, John M. Marsh, November 2002
- Briefing 31: What is the Value of Cattle Quality Information? Evidence from Montana Beef Network,
Kevin McNew and Gary Brester, September 2002
- Briefing 29: Biotech Food Labeling and Consumer Response: An Analysis of the Effects of Voluntary rBGH-free Labels on the Market for Fluid Milk, Kristen Kiesel, David Buschena, and Vincent Smith, August 2002
- Briefing 28: AUM's Available from Emergency Grazing of CRP and Estimated AUM Costs, James B. Johnson and Dennis Cash, March 2002
- Briefing 27:Using a MBM Calculator, Matt Dierson, November 2001
- Briefing 16: Expanded Crop Rotations & Price Risk Effect, Kevin McNew, November 2002
- Briefing 15: Loan Deficiency Payments & Minor Crops, Kevin McNew, November 2001
- Briefing 14: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, Jim Johnson,
November 2005 - Briefing 13: A Request for Actuarial Change, Jim Johnson, October 2003
- Briefing 12: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Group Risk Plan Contracts, Vincent Smith, November 2001
- Briefing 11: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Income Protection, Vincent Smith, October 2003
- Briefing 10: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Revenue Assurance, Vincent Smith, November 2001
- Briefing 9: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Crop Revenue Coverage, Vincent Smith, November 2002
- Briefing 8: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Multiple Peril Crop Insurance & Catastrophic Coverage Policies, Vincent Smith, October 2003
- Briefing 7: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Determining APH Yields, Vincent Smith, October 2003
- Briefing 6: Federal Crop & Crop Revenue Insurance Programs: Optional, Basic, & Enterprise Units, Vincent Smith, October 2003
- Briefing 5: Economic Considerations of Crop Rotations, James B. Johnson and Gary Brester, November 2002